Baseball Recap: Alexandria-Monroe Tigers vs. Lapel Bulldogs
After flying high against Frankton last Thursday, Alexandria-Monroe came back down to earth. The Alexandria-Monroe Tigers fell 7-2 to the Lapel Bulldogs on Friday. The loss continues a trend for Alexandria-Monroe in their matchups with Lapel: they've now lost five in a row.
Alexandria-Monroe saw three different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Aaron Matthews, who scored a run while going 1-for-2.
On Lapel's side, Camden Novak was incredible, going 3-for-4 with three runs, a triple, and a double.
Alexandria-Monroe's defeat dropped their record down to 12-7. As for Lapel, the victory was the sixth in a row for them, bringing their record for this year to 12-3.
Both squads are looking forward to the support of their home crowds in their upcoming games. Alexandria-Monroe will take on Wes-Del at 5:00 p.m. on Monday. Alexandria-Monroe is strutting in with some hitting muscle as they've averaged 6.8 runs per game this season. As for Lapel, they will look to defend their home field on Saturday against Northfield at 10:00 a.m. Lapel's pitching crew has only allowed 2.8 runs per game this season, so Northfield's hitters will have their work cut out for them.
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